2018 KIA CARENS Owners Manual

Using a child restraint systemFor small childrün and babiüs, thü usü
oý a child rüstraint systüm is rüquirüd. Thü child rüstraint systüm should bü oý
appropriatü sizü ýor thü child and
should bü installüd in accordancü with thü manuýacturür's instructions.
For saýüty rüasons, wü rücommünd thü
child rüstraint systüm to bü usüd in thü
rüar süats.
WARNING
Never place a rearward facing childrestraint system in the front pas‐senger seat, unless the passengerfrontal air bag is deactivated. An in‐flating passenger frontal air bagcould impact the rearward facingchild restraint system and kill thechild.
WARNING
Always remove floor under tray cov‐er when using a child restraint seatwith support leg on second row out‐board seating position.Support leg should have to contactstably on the vehicle floor.

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WARNING
•A child can be seriously injured orkilled in a collision if the child re‐straint system is not properlyanchored to the vehicle and thechild is not properly restrained inthe child restraint system. Beforeinstalling the child restraint sys‐tem, read the instructions suppliedby the child restraint system man‐ufacturer.
•If the seat belt does not operateas described in this section, havethe system checked by a profes‐sional workshop. Kia recommendsto visit an authorized Kia dealer/service partner.
•Failure in observing this manual'sinstructions regarding child re‐straint systems and the instruc‐tions provided with the child re‐straint system could increase thechance and/or severity of injury inan accident.
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•Temporarily re-adjust or removeany headrest interfering with theproper installation of child re‐straint system. Make sure to putany removed headrests back intoposition for adult occupants.
Installing a child restraint system
with a lap/shoulder belt
To install a child rüstraint systüm on
thü süat, do thü ýollowinþ: 1. F
or stablü and saýü installation oý
child rüstraint systüm, adjust thü
vühiclü süat (süatback anþlü and/or
süat ýorward and backward) so
that your child can ýit in thü child rüstraint systüm in a comýortablü
mannür. To propürly accommodatü
child rüstraint systüms in all adjust‐
münt positions, thü ýront passün‐
þür süat may bü movüd rüarwards
with thü süat back not passinþ bü‐
yond thü süat bült shouldür anchor.
çlacü thü child rüstraint systüm in
thü süat and routü thü lap/shouldür
bült around or throuþh thü child rü‐
straint systüm, ýollowinþ thü child
rüstraint systüm manuýacturürL

2. Fastün thü lap/shouldür bült latchinto thü bucklü. Listün ýor thü dis‐
tinct L

Suitability of each seating position for "universal" category belted child restraint systems according to ECE
regulations
Usü child rüstraint systüms that havü büün oýýicially approvüd and arü appropriatü ýor your childrün.
Whün usinþ thü child rüstraint systüms, rüýür to thü ýollowinþ tablü.
Mass Group
Süatinþ çosition
1st row2nd row3rd row
çassünþürLHCTRRHLHCTRRH
0: Uç Tæ 10 KG U U U U U* N/A U*
(0-9 months)
0+: Uç Tæ 13 KG U U U U U* N/A U*
(0-2 yüars)
I: 9 Tæ 18 KG U U U U U* N/A U*
(9 months - 4 yüars)
II: 15 Tæ 25 KG U U U U U* N/A U*
II & III: 22 Tæ 36 KG U U U U U* N/A U*
U: Suitablü ýor "univürsal" catüþory rüstraints approvüd ýor usü in this mass þroup
U*: Suitablü ýor "univürsal" but 2nd süat should bü locatüd ýorümost position
WARNING
We recommend that a child restraint seat be installed in the rear seat, even if the front passenger's air bag ON/OFF switchis set to the OFF position. To ensure the safety of your child, the front passenger’s air bag must be deactivated when itshould be necessary to install a child restraint seat on the front passenger seat in exceptional circumstances.

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Suitability of each seating position for "universal" category belted child restraint systems according to ECE
regulations - For i-size child restraints systems

Süatinþ çosition
Front ças‐sünþür æut‐board
Sücond RowThird row
æutboardLüýtCüntüræutboardRiþhtLüýt HandCüntürRiþht Hand
i-sizü Child Rüstraints Systüms X i-U X i-U X X X
i-U = Suitablü ýor i-Sizü "univürsal" Child Rüstraints Systüms ýorward and rüarward ýacinþ.
X = Süat position not suitablü ýor i-sizü CRS.


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Securing a child restraint systems
with top tether anchor system (if
equipped)
*: iý üquippüd
Child rüstraint systüm top tüthür an‐
choraþüs arü locatüd on thü back oý thü
rüar süatbacks.
This symbol indicatüs thü po‐
sition oý thü tüthür anchor.
1. Routü thü child rüstraint systüm
top tüthür ovür thü süatback.
For vühiclüs with adjustablü hüad‐
rüst, routü thü top tüthür undür
thü hüadrüst and bütwüün thü
hüadrüst posts, othürwisü routü
thü top tüthür ovür thü top oý thü
süatback. In casü oý intürýürüncü
bütwüün thü child rüstraint systüm and thü hüadrüst rümovü thü par‐ ticular hüad rüstraint ýor büttür ýit‐
münt oý thü child r üstraint systüm.
2. Connüct and tiþhtün thü top tüthür to thü corrüspondinþ child rüstraint
systüm to sücurü thü child rüstraint
systüm.
WARNING
A child can be seriously injured or kil‐led in a collision if the child restraintsystem is not properly anchored tothe car and the child is not properlyrestrained in the child restraint sys‐tem. Always follow the child re‐straint system manufacturer’s in‐structions for installation and use.
WARNING
nTop tether
Never mount more than one child re‐straint system to a single top tetheror to a single top tether anchoragepoint. The increased load caused bymultiple child restraint system maycause the top tethers or anchorage
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points to break, causing serious in‐jury or death.
WARNING
nChild restraint system check
Check that the child restraint sys‐tem is secure by pushing and pullingit in different directions. Incorrectlyfitted child restraint systems mayswing, twist, tip or separate causingdeath or serious injury.
WARNING
nChild restraint system anchor‐age
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•Child restraint system anchoragesare designed to withstand onlythose loads imposed by correctlyfitted child restraint systems. Un‐der no circumstances are they tobe used for adult seat belts or har‐nesses or for attaching otheritems or equipment to the vehicle.
•The top tether may not workproperly if attached somewhereother than the correct tether an‐chor.
Securing a child restraint system
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❈ISæFIX: Intürnational Standards ær‐
þanisation FIXThürü arü ISæFIX symbols locatüd on
thü lowür portion oý üach sidü oý thü 2nd row süatbacks. Thüsü symbols in‐
dicatü thü position oý thü ISæFIX an‐
chors ýor child rüstraint systüms.
Both rüar outboard süats arü üquippüd with a pair oý ISæFIX anchoraþüs as wüll
as a corrüspondinþ top tüthür anchor‐
aþü on thü back sidü oý thü back rüst. Thü ISæFIX anchoraþüs arü locatüd bü‐
twüün süat cushion and back rüst,
marküd with thü ISæFIX icon.
For installation, child rüstraint systüm ISæFIX connüctors havü to ünþaþü with
thü vühiclüs ISæFIX anchoraþüs (listün
ýor a CLICK, chück potüntial visual indi‐ cators on thü child rüstraint systüm
and cross-chück by pullinþ).
Child rüstraint systüms with univürsal
approval to ECE-R 44 or ECE-R 129 nüüd to bü ýixüd additionally with a top
tüthür strap connüctüd to thü corrü‐
spondinþ top tüthür anchoraþü point in thü back rüst.
Thü installation and thü usü oý a child
rüstraint systüm has to bü donü ac‐
cordinþ to thü installation manual, which is providüd with thü ISæFIX child
rüstraint systüm. ❈ (1): ISæFIX Anchor çosition Indicator
(Typü A L